Photographic jigsaw puzzle



Aug. 31, 1943. w JONES 2,328,281

PHOTOGRAPHIC JIG SAW PUZZLE Filed Sept. 20, 1941 FIGJ & PHOTO- SENSITIZED F G. 2 SURFACE a FIG. 3 WWW/WA?! WA AV/Q FIG.4 s

INVENTOR WALTER R. JONES 5, aim,

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 31, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,328,281 rno'rocnarmc JIGSAW ruzzu; Walter 1:. Jones, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application September so, 1941, Serial No. 411,615

' 1 Claim. (01. 95-4) The invention relates to photographic iig saw punles.

The principal Object of the present invention is to provide a novelty in the form of a Jig saw puzzle on. which a person's picture or other appropriate subject matter is on the face or one surface of the lie saw p l Other advantages and objects will become apparent as this specification proceeds. Referring to the drawing forming a part thereof:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the jig saw puzzle;

Fig. 2 is a similar View after the Picture has been developed;

Obviously the photomight be applied after the puz- 0: before.

printed by photograp y 8. 4 shows a modification in which the cuts 8 forming the Jig saw puzzle do not extend quite all the way through the base, or in other words sufiicient material is left to hold the parts together during the developing and fixing operations and yet not enough to form ragged edges when the parts are separated.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that a suitably cut base has been provided, the base being separable into a number of parts (similar to a jig saw punle). the face of the base being photosensitized and the back having applied thereto a suitable material to hold the puzzle together for suiiicient time. to allow the development and fixing of the photo on the face. As heretofore stated the mm of this is to permit of the exposing of any photo enlargement on the photosensitized face and, after the process of developing and fixing, have a. cut out picture puzzle of individual choice.

The individual photo-sensitizedjig saw puzzle might be sold to amateur photographers who would do all the work themselves or a photographv shop could carry a supply of them and their customers could bring in favorite films and have them enlarged and printed on the jig saw Iclaim:

An article of manufacture comprising a suitably cut base of substantial thickness separable intoanumberofpartstoformaiigsawpuzzle one face of the base being photo-sensitized and the other face of the base having an extremely thin sheet of material applied thereto over its entire surface and being capable of holding said parts together while handling prior to printing a picture on the photo-sensitized surface and only for sufiicient time to allow the development and fixing of the photo, the parts when separated having all edges even and smooth.

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